On the bank of the Nile opposite Old Cairo is the place known as The Garden, which is a pleasure park and promenade, containing many beautiful gardens, for the people of Cairo are given to pleasure and amusements. I witnessed a fete once in Cairo for the sultan's recovery from a fractured hand; all the merchants decorated their bazaars and had rich stuffs, ornaments and silken fabrics hanging in their shops for several days.
— Ibn Battuta Medieval

Greatest medieval traveler

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Describing the vibrant life and celebrations in Cairo, Egypt.

Date / Period

c. 1326

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Strange & Unusual

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